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WhatYouNeedtoKnowAboutOFCCPOfficeofFederalContractCompliancePrograms
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DEREKZELLER
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LESSONOVERVIEW
DATACOLLECTION
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JOBPOSTING
EXTERNALSOURCING
HIRINGBENCHMARKS
REPORTINGOUTREACH
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DATACOLLECTION
ü IndividualswithDisabilities,AppliedJobOpeningsversusJobsFilledTotalJobApplicationsIndividualswithDisabilities,HiredTotalJobsFilled
• Therearenewregulationsthatrequirecontractorstodocumentcomputationsorcomparisonspertainingtoapplicants.
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JOBPOSTING
•Weareanequalopportunityemployerandallqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,disabilitystatus,protectedveteranstatus,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedbylaw.
• TheOFCCPhasexpandedtherequirementthatcontractorsalertjobseekersthattheywillnotbediscriminatedagainstonthebasisofraceandgendertoincludedisabilityandveteranstatus.
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• WhichofthefollowingisnotrequiredtobedocumentedaccordingtothenewOFCCPregulations?
• A)#ofapplicantswithdisabilitieshired• B)#openingsand#jobsfilled• C)#ofapplicantsforALLjobs• D)allofthesearerequired
KNOWLEDGECHECK
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EXTERNALSOURCING
• DocumentationisrequiredwhenSourcingandusingexternalsourceslikeJobBoardsandyes,LinkedIn.Wewillidentify3processestoreduceyourrisks.1)KeepalistonanexcelsheetoftheBooleanstringsyouareusing
• 2)TakeScreenshotsoftheexternaldatabasesyouhavesearchedshowingthenamesetc.
• 3)MaintainalistofthepeopleyouaretalkingtooatvariousMilitaryorcommunitiesyouarepostingwith
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HIRINGBENCHMARKS
• Newregulationstatesthattherearerequiredbenchmarkswhenhiringveteransandindividualswithdisabilities.
Option1Contractorsmaychoosetoestablishabenchmarkequaltothenationalpercentageofveteransinthecivilianlaborforce
Option2ContractorsmayestablishtheirownbenchmarksBureauofLaborStatistics(BLS)Veterans’EmploymentandTrainingService(VETS)EmploymentandTrainingAdministration(ETA)
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REPORTINGOUTREACH
•1)UsethebenchmarkequaltothenationalpercentageofveteransinthecivilianworkforcewhichOFCCPwillupdateannually;or
•2)Developabenchmarkusingfiveseparatefactors,someofwhichwillrelyondatatobemadeavailableonOFCCP'swebsite.
NationalPercentageofVeteransintheCivilianWorkforce
8%
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REPORTINGOUTREACH
•3)TheDisabilityRuleestablishesanannualsevenpercent7%utilizationgoalforemploymentofindividualswithdisabilities.ContractorsarerequiredtoevaluatethesevenpercentutilizationgoalatthejobgrouplevelforeachoftheirAAPs.
•Vevra Rule:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/vevraa.htm
UtilizationGoalforEmploymentofIndividualswithDisabilities
7%
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• WhatpercentageofyourworkforceshouldbeVeteranstatus?
• A)11• B)10• C)8• D)5
KNOWLEDGECHECK
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